Two persons died and eight others were injured in a jeep accident at Kamalmai Municipality-2 in Sindhuli along the BP Highway on Wednesday.

According to SP Uma Shankar Panjiyar, the deceased have been identified as Jaya Kumar Yadav, 30, and Saroj Mandal of Balbhakar, Dhanusha district.

Four of the injured are said to be critical.

SP Panjiyar informed that Ram Baran Mandal, 22, of Sapahi, Dhanusha, has been taken to Kathmandu for treatment while three others have been receiving treatment at the Janasewa Hospital in Bardibas of Mahottari.

Those who sustained minor injuries in the incident are undergoing treatment at the Sindhuli District Hospital.

The incident occurred when the ill-fated four-wheeler (Na 1 Ja 5444) heading towards Bardibas from Kathmandu skidded off the road and fell some 300 metres down last night.

Police suspect that the incident might have occurred due to steering failure.